Thread: SAN FRANCISCO | Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island
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Old Posted May 6, 2011, 4:34 PM
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It would be historically fitting, too... Andrew Smith Hallidie apparently invented one of the world's first tramway systems to use in mines.

Cable-based systems (cable cars, suspension bridges, elevators, etc) seem to be an SF trademark.
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